Fort Bliss Soldier Arrested for Animal Cruelty in Socorro After Video of Tethered Dog Goes Viral

Fort Bliss soldier arrested for animal cruelty in Socorro after video of tethered dog goes viral

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 46-year-old Fort Bliss sergeant was charged with animal cruelty after a video of a dog tethered to the flat bed of a truck in direct sunlight went viral last week, according to the El Paso Police Department. David Scott, 46, was arrested on Thursday, June 5, and charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals: kill/poison/serious bodily injury. He was then booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a $30,000 b…

Ft. Bliss soldier charged with animal cruelty

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A Fort Bliss soldier is charged with animal cruelty after a video went viral on social media showing his dog hanging from its collar off the side of a truck. Police officers arrested and booked Sgt. David A. Scott, 46, into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $30,000 bond on June 5, 2025. Animal Cruelty investigators started looking into Scott on May 29 after a video showed a dog tethered in the bed of a truck in …

Fort Bliss soldier arrested for after video shows dog hanging from truck in heat

A Fort Bliss soldier is being accused of animal cruelty after a video shared on social media showed a dog tied to a truck, hanging from his leash and out in...